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lostincalifornia

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54. I can concur with that observation. In fact there were posts pushing Democracy Now's Jeremy Scahill

Fri May 15, 2026, 07:47 PM

8 hrs ago

how the reports of rapes and torture were just "exagerations".

What was also nauseating was how some bent over backwards trying to justify October 7.

As for the accusations regarding Israeli abuses of prisoners with dogs, if true it is deplorable. However, I will wait for what independent investigations uncover.

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The Truth About Hamas [View all] question everything Yesterday OP

The Civil Commission's Report on Oct 7th Sexual Violence - Silenced NO More Behind the Aegis Yesterday #1

i've seen a lot of ppl say kristoff's OPINION piece mopinko 20 hrs ago #2

Hamas atrocities were documented by themselves. Using cell phones of victims and question everything 16 hrs ago #3

who can forget? lots of ppl. mopinko 16 hrs ago #4

Absolutely! Mossfern 14 hrs ago #9

they were absolutely ready. the campus protests smelled funny to me at the time. mopinko 14 hrs ago #13

It was definitely planned to get Trump back in the WH. yardwork 6 hrs ago #58

They had the protestors ready to go the next day mcar 14 hrs ago #16

and they sure did. mopinko 14 hrs ago #17

We sure are mcar 14 hrs ago #18

ya know, i was a mod here back on the day. mopinko 14 hrs ago #20

Yes! The whataboutism is strong. Behind the Aegis 13 hrs ago #38

As shown on this very thread mcar 12 hrs ago #39

K&R betsuni 16 hrs ago #5

Yes. Hamas committed sexual atrocities Oct 7. harumph 16 hrs ago #6

Reasonable people shouldn't dispute the atrocities of Oct 7 sarisataka 14 hrs ago #8

I see more deniers of atrocities by and apologists for Israel than apologists for the atrocities of Hamas at DU. PufPuf23 13 hrs ago #29

I have seen the opposite sarisataka 11 hrs ago #45

You need new glasses, PufPuf23 9 hrs ago #48

I see just fine, you can see in this thread where some cannot bring themselves to speak ill of Hamas sarisataka 8 hrs ago #51

I am saying antisemitism is real and has been boosted on steroids by Israel's response to Oct 7. PufPuf23 8 hrs ago #56

I can concur with that observation. In fact there were posts pushing Democracy Now's Jeremy Scahill lostincalifornia 8 hrs ago #54

u have it backwards. mopinko 14 hrs ago #12

If that is the case, then it's very bad journo. harumph 14 hrs ago #19

i mean, who here trusts the nyt these days? mopinko 13 hrs ago #21

K&R Solly Mack 16 hrs ago #7

The truth about Israel. - 78 years of ethnic cleansing malaise 14 hrs ago #10

Are you saying Mossfern 14 hrs ago #11

Answer that re Gaza, Lebanon or the West Bank malaise 13 hrs ago #30

I've seen lots of condemnation Mossfern 11 hrs ago #43

propaganda. mopinko 14 hrs ago #15

I literally had a poster here tell me Rob H. 13 hrs ago #24

Yes indeed malaise 13 hrs ago #28

Imagine if someone said they didn't want to hear what happened before Oct 8th. AloeVera 10 hrs ago #47

Watch this also: Nabka Day: Muhammad Shehada on Israel's Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza & Ongoing Palestinian Resilience Nanjeanne 13 hrs ago #33

Kick malaise 13 hrs ago #35

Time dulls horrific reality - as does Jew hate mcar 14 hrs ago #14

agree. mopinko 13 hrs ago #22

It is. nt mcar 13 hrs ago #25

Big difference between malaise 13 hrs ago #36

Tell this to all the Jews who were harassed on campus, on their way to synagogues, on the NY rail question everything 8 hrs ago #55

I still can't get over Hamas terrorists praised as "freedom fighters." betsuni 12 hrs ago #40

Mandela-like, they were mcar 12 hrs ago #41

Didn't happen in a vacuum Blue Full Moon 13 hrs ago #23

So does that mean the acts of Oct 7 are justified sarisataka 13 hrs ago #26

The conflict in Gaza has been the deadlier for Palestinian journalists there Rob H. 13 hrs ago #27

and many of them have turned out to b hamas operatives, mopinko 13 hrs ago #31

According to the IDF Rob H. 8 hrs ago #52

A good read here malaise 13 hrs ago #32

Again .... Mossfern 11 hrs ago #44

I believe the continued silence sarisataka 10 hrs ago #46

Sadly Mossfern 7 hrs ago #57

IDF Angels celebrating the harm and death of innocent Palestinians. PufPuf23 8 hrs ago #50

I don't know why it is so hard for some to condemn the atrocities committed by Hamas AND the IDF at the same time. Fil1957 13 hrs ago #34

There are at least a few posters on DU, who, even at this late date, Rob H. 13 hrs ago #37

No matter how you slice it, there are no "good guys" here. nt Buns_of_Fire 12 hrs ago #42

Yep. Neither side has clean hands EdmondDantes_ 6 hrs ago #59

Two wrongs have never made a right. It is possible, and I think necessary, for any person of integrity to condemn both artemisia1 9 hrs ago #49

We all knew Hamas consisted of vicious savages. Intractable 8 hrs ago #53